Matt Williams, who is currently serving as the Brendan Burke Intern with USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program, will serve on staff for Team USA for the first time at the IIHF Under-18 Men’s World Championship.

During the 2017-18 NTDP season, the Rochester, Michigan native served on the staff of the U.S. National Under-17 Team at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge where they placed first and with the U.S. National Under-18 Team that placed first at the 2018 Under-18 Five Nations Tournament.  

Williams graduated in June 2017 from Western Michigan University with his degree in Business Management. While at Western Michigan, Williams served as head statistician and assistant director of hockey operations where he dealt with scheduling, advanced statistics and assisted the coaching staff. 

Prior to joining the NTDP, the Michigan native also served as the operations manager for Eastside Elite Hockey and was on the coaching staff with the Johnstown Tomahawks of the NAHL.